Voices of the Heart by Young, Ed - 1997

New York: Scholastic Press, 1997. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Stated First printing.. Stated First Printing in original unclipped dust jacket. Clean red paper-covered boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean. Clean dark green endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Beautifully illustrated in full color. Dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped; hint of very faint soiling. Author Ed Young explores twenty-six Chinese characters, each describing a feeling or emotion, and each containing the symbol for the heart. Through stunning collage art that interprets the visual elements within ach charcter, Young uncovers layers of meanings for words such as "joy" and "sorrow", "respect" and "rudeness." He invites children to probe the full range of their own emotions, and gives parents and older readers a context for discussing ethics and for examining the similarities and differences between old and new, East and West..